Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FL85PX638G · registered name AMMONIUM METAVANADATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
AMMONIUM VANADATEINCIVanadic acid, (HVO3), ammonium saltSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7803-55-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-261-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1052533
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401846641
- IUPAC
- Ammonium tris(oxido)vanadate(1-)
- Molecular formula
- H4NO3V
- Molecular weight
- 116.978 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Ammonium metavanadate appears as a white crystalline powder. Slightly soluble in water and denser than water. Decomposes at 410 °F. May release toxic fumes. Moderately toxic. An irritant. Used as a dryer for paints and inks, and for dyes. Loses ammonia upon heating. · Dry Powder, Liquid
- Boiling point
- >350 °C
- Melting point
- 200 °C (with decomposition)
- Solubility
- In water, 0.04 g/100 mL at 20 °C · In water, 4.8 g/100 g H20 at 20 °C
- Density
- 2.326 g/cu cm · 2.326 @25 °C
- Stability
- Vanadium usually occurs in the pentavalent state. Pentavalent vanadium is stable in aqueous solutions over a wide range of pH. /Pentavalent vanadium compounds/ · Stable under recommended storage conditions.
- pH
- <7.0 in aqueous solution (acts as an acid to neutralize bases)
- Melting/freezing point
- 200 ℃
- Water solubility
- (0.52% at 15 ℃)
- Relative density
- 2.326
- Decomposition temperature
- 200 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 116.98
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- pH regulating agent2
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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